New EHX Pedal!

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Is this different than how people use the Boss DD-6 for freezes? I think Boss also had a pedal that did something similar, maybe the Super Feedbacker?

I'm not sure what it technically does, but what the Feedbacker sounds like is taking a harmonic of the note you play and oscillates it. So it's not a representation of the actual note/chord you play. I'm not positive about the DD-6, but it's likely a standard sample and hold sort of looping. Most people use a delay in that sort of fashion of the Freeze by setting the feedback to 100% for infinite repeats. The problem with that or any other looper is you have to stomp it to start recording, stomp it to stop recording so you can play over it, and do that process again and again every time you want to hold a phrase. You also often get delay repeats in there if your timing isn't perfect. I think these hold pedals loop at a very short rate in order to avoid repeats. There are other methods like putting your delay in a parallel chain or blender and use a voume pedal to fade the delay in and out, but momentary holds are a much more economical (both in motion and money) way to do it.

 

[Bill Ruppert]

I played the new Freeze pedal last week and it is amazing.
What it does is takes a small sample of what you pay and smooths it in to a seamless loop or snapshot.
Far different that the Boss delay in hold.
The adjustable fade out on the freeze is a great addition.

Bill

 

[TheMutt]

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I swear I was just talking about how EHX should do something like this...

I agree that it would be even more awesome with an expression pedal, although the latch mode seems like it might gliss.

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

I think an expression input to control intensity or blend would be absolutely perfect... So toe down would be 100% wet, and so on.

 

[thatonedude02]

Anyone have an estimated price for the freeze?

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Nano pedals are usually cheap. I'm guessing $79.

 

[gnasher1993]

although the latch mode seems like it might gliss.

It doesn't gliss but it does ramp in and out of the sample.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

It doesn't gliss but it does ramp in and out of the sample.

Which is much more useful than the gliss sound IMO- so if it was between the two, I'd pick the fade in/out. Obviously they couldn't shove too much stuff into a Nano enclosure. The fact that you can alternate the slow speed fade is also very cool.

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

It doesn't gliss but it does ramp in and out of the sample.

But you can't adjust the speed, I assume?

 

[Valerus]

Is it a normal footswitch or is it the one where you have to hold it down with your foot, otherwise it disengages?

 

[Deluge Of Sound]

It sounds like a "hold the switch down" pedal, at least from the website.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Is it a normal footswitch or is it the one where you have to hold it down with your foot, otherwise it disengages?

It's momentary (have to hold it down) unless it's in Latch mode.

 

[Valerus]

okay good! I was about to be angry. it would be horrid to just keep clicking it on and off and on and off.

I will be buying this for sure. Most likely the BBM too. And maybe the Neo Clone.

EHX FTW?

 

[Gopher Bob]

Does anyone have said samples of what it "sort of sounds like" using the hog?

 

[timendous]

Definitely getting this.

So sick.

 

[RCCollins]

okay good! I was about to be angry. it would be horrid to just keep clicking it on and off and on and off.

I will be buying this for sure. Most likely the BBM too. And maybe the Neo Clone.

EHX FTW?

what's taken you so long to try the BBM?

 

[Gopher Bob]

wait wait wait... so this will sustain a note I play until I release switch?


If so this is what I have been looking for. Maybe it can be cased in a wah pedal shell... seems like it would feel better holding down a wah and not a tiny switch???

 

[DerHoggz]

Can you play over the loop then? Regardless, Tom Sawyer opening note look out.

 

[Bill Ruppert]

Thats it.
Put a chorus or flange after it and its close to bass pedals!
Hold notes for bars on end at full volume.

wait wait wait... so this will sustain a note I play until I release switch?


If so this is what I have been looking for. Maybe it can be cased in a wah pedal shell... seems like it would feel better holding down a wah and not a tiny switch???

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

They didn't happen to give you an exact availability date, did they Bill?